Government employees receive bikes for errands

12:30 PM,
Nov. 16, 2012

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Previously faced with two options - drive or walk - when heading to a meeting or appointment or running an errand, city and county employees now have a third alternative.

The City of Iowa City and Johnson County each took possession of bikes from the Iowa City Bike Library during a ceremony at city hall Friday morning. Each government entity now has two bikes from the Bike Library to take short trips around town.

Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan said sometimes county employees have to go to a destination - such as Iowa City hall - that might be a little too far of a walk, but not quite worthy of a ...